Writing
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The Storyteller – GUEST POST by R. R. Virdi (THE FIRST BINDING)
The Storyteller by R.R. Virdi What inspired me in part for Tales of Tremaine was learning how Tolkien wanted to create a new mythology for ... -
How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories: Guest Post by Dan Moren (THE NOVA INCIDENT)
How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories by Dan Moren Writing a series is a dangerous business. Sure, it might seem like great fun to ... -
Neography with Worldbuilding in Mind – GUEST POST by Cheryl Bowman
Neography with Worldbuilding in Mind by Cheryl Bowman It’s always an awkward conversation when someone asks what I do. Not that it’s difficult to talk ... -
Female Map Designers
Here at the Hive we absolutely love seeing fantasy maps! In fact you could say we’re more than a little obsessed over them. We wanted to ... -
The Other Side of Magic: GUEST POST by Stephanie Burgis (SCALES AND SENSIBILITY)
The Other Side of Magic Stephanie Burgis As both a reader and a writer, I’ve always loved the pure escapism of fantasy – the way ... -
The inevitable failure of writing for validation: GUEST POST by Rachel Emma Shaw
The Inevitable Failure of Writing for Validation Rachel Emma Shaw When the amazing team at Fantasy Hive asked last year if I would write an article ... -
Find Hope and Identity through Characters – GUEST POST by Al Hess
We’re thrilled today to welcome Al Hess to the Hive. He’s here to share with us his path of self-discovery through writing. Al’s Mazarin Blues was a ... -
Queering the Retelling: GUEST POST by Cat Hellisen
Today, we’re super excited to welcome Cat Hellisen back to the Hive. They’re here today with an exploration of fairy tale retellings, something we’re rather partial ... -
How to take your Magic System to the Next Level – GUEST POST by Astrid Knight
Today, we’re super excited to welcome Astrid Knight to the Hive! Astrid is here to talk all things magic systems. Before we hand you over to ... -
Magic Systems – GUEST POST by Rebecca Zahabi
We’re thrilled to welcome Rebecca Zahabi to the Hive today. Rebecca is here to talk about creating magic systems in your world building, but first, let’s ...
